AIR CARE, INC.

Part 135 operator · designator ACOA

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: AIR CARE, INC., Air Care Inc, CHARTER AIR, INC.

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2020-07-27 Operator named in NTSB report
Air Tractor AT 401 (N9190Q) Minor injury Part 137

Operated by Air Care Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from guy-wires during low-altitude agricultural operations.

Source: NTSB case CEN20CA311
Accident · 1998-06-02 Operator named in NTSB report
Air Tractor AT-502 (N7318K) No injuries Part 137

Operated by AIR CORP CARE INC. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing for takeoff.

Source: NTSB case MIA98LA175
Accident · 1996-06-24 Operator named in NTSB report
Rockwell S2R (N4907X) No injuries Part 137

Operated by AIR CARE, INC. (per NTSB report)

inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: the unfavorable wind condition for takeoff, and the terrain condition beyond the end of the runway.

Source: NTSB case FTW96LA275

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2025–2025. Most-reported systems: Propellers (61) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT — 1.

1 report on file.

SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT · 2025-09-16 Matched by certificate designator
N96GB · ATA 6114

Part: PISTON — SEPARATED (RT PROPELLER HUB) · airframe 8,497 hrs

PISTON CYLINDER BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. IT APPEARS THAT THE THREADS STRIPPED OUT OF THE HUB ABOUT 1/8 INCH. AT THIS TIME WE ARE SENDING TO H&S PROPELLER IN MICHIGAN FOR AN DETAILED TEAR DOWN INSPECTION REPORT TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE.

Source: SDR 2025F00224

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N4907XOperator named in NTSB report
N7318KOperator named in NTSB report
N9190QAIR TRACTOR INC AT-4011989Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N96GBBEECH 58Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N9190Q (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-401) — records 2020 · registered to DODSON INTERNATIONAL PARTS INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N7318K — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N4907X — records 1996 · no longer on the FAA registry